Court records detailing the Northampton County grand jury investigation into a killing last year at Eddie G's bar in Easton were unsealed this month and reveal the months-long probe, including testimony from an eyewitness who was in the room just before the shots were fired.

Miguel Angel Rodriguez, 20, was charged in March with homicide in the shooting death of Damien Robinson on Feb. 9, 2013. Rodriguez is also charged with attempted homicide in a 2011 Easton shooting.

According to the unsealed court records, Rodriguez's cellphone was found near Robinson's body and two witnesses told authorities that Rodriguez admitted to the shooting.

Authorities say Rodriguez remains in custody in New York.

At the time police announced homicide charges against Rodriguez, who authorities said is a member of the Brooklyn Very Crispy Gangsters, investigators would not comment on a motive in the killing. Court records detailing the presentment had been sealed to preserve the integrity of the investigation.

Police said Rodriguez, carrying a 9 mm handgun, opened fire in a backroom of the bar after an argument broke out between two groups, court records state.

According to the unsealed court records:

The grand jury began investigating Robinson's killing June 27, 2013. Witnesses testified that Rodriguez, who goes by the street names "Dolo" and "Lo," shot and killed Robinson.

Around 12:15 a.m. Feb. 9, 2013, Easton police were called to the bar on Lehns Court, just off Centre Square. Robinson was found in the back room of the bar on the floor, unconscious with gunshot wounds to his chest and torso. Robinson, 33, of Easton was later pronounced dead at Easton Hospital.

Near his body, police found Rodriguez's cellphone.

A witness told police that moments before the shots rang out, he walked into the room and saw Rodriguez pointing a gun at Robinson. The witness said he ran out as he heard three gunshots. When he ran back in, he saw Robinson struggling to breathe and someone performing CPR on him.

The witness told authorities that earlier in the night, two groups of men with Rodriguez and Robinson had gotten into arguments.

Within hours of the shooting, Rodriguez called the witness and told him that when the witness walked into the room where the shooting occurred, Rodriguez allowed him time to "duck and run."

Another witness testified that after the shooting, she gave Rodriguez a ride to New York and told him that he had ruined his life. Rodriguez told her, "I swear, I didn't mean to do it."

The names of the witnesses are being withheld by The Morning Call because of possible retaliation.

In November, Rodriguez was charged with attempted homicide in a 2011 Easton shooting that seriously wounded a 25-year-old man. The grand jury also assisted with that investigation.

Police said Eric Edwards was shot multiple times Dec. 19, 2011, at 13th and Washington streets. Court records in that case were also sealed and police would not comment on a motive.

A few months after the killing at Eddie G's, the bar owner said he could not get his lease renewed. City authorities said they had requested a meeting with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to go over the bar's issues and begin the process of shutting it down.

Rodriguez also faces charges of conspiracy in connection with a gang-related murder in Kings County, according to New York authorities.

Authorities said 49 people were arrested for a three-year gang war between the Very Crispy Gangsters and rival Rockstarz. In some cases, police said, gang members used social media to post threats to one another.

Rodriguez remains in a Manhattan jail under $250,000 bail, according to the New York City Department of Corrections.